The Big Trip

ok so the big trip of 08 was actually in august (yes, i know i'm behind) and it was great! the girls got to meet their two great grandmas so it was very special for them. we went to see my grandma first in Provo, where we spent the night at my aunt becky's house, then we went on to bear lake (utah/idaho border) and spent the rest of the weekend with jason's family.

abby & maddie are at a very fun age where they make friends fast, and eveyone loves them. they took to grandma very quickly... here's some pics of the girls with great grandma McOmber at our aunt Becky's house

abby, maddie & gr. grandma mac

maddie & gr grandma mac
abby & bob, maddie & grandma

we had a great time with aunt becky & uncle jed & grandma & grandpa. it was our first sleep over with the girls, we put some cushions on the floor and surrounded them with pillows which the girls thought were great fun to crawl over. we were trying to get them down for bed and they happened to start crawling over the same pillow right towards each other, and when they saw each other they just started laughing. so any frustrations that jason & i were having trying to get them down instantly melted into laughter with them. i finally laid down next to abby and they both instantly calmed down and slept through the night. what beautiful wonderful girls i have.

then it was off to bear lake for the annual hansen gathering

first things first, we had to meed gr. grandma wallentine
we had some good times playing with both our grandma's

then it was off to the beach for some real action

aunt michelle & abby, with grandma and cindy with maddie

splashing with aunts cindy & michelle

mom & abby testing out the water

mom & abby really making a splash

my new favorite pic of maddie ha!

The girls did absolutely wonderful on their first trip, they slept marvelously no matter where we were, they did great on the plane trips, and had so much fun with lots of family. it was alot of work planning and packing, and even though they will not remember it, we have plenty of pics to look back on and remember. i really want abby and maddie to have lots of fun memories to look back on, and just because something is hard to do, i shouldn't let that stop us. (even if it does take us a week to recover)